Request ID: FOI-0542-2122 Date published: 22 June 2021
You asked
I believe a TFL Jubilee extension was built in 1999. I am conducting research into the effects of houseprices when new transport links/lines were introduced, to help my understanding, as i wish to review publicised and factual dates of the transport links compared to the annual houseprice changes at that point in time.
Please can I ask the following re, the Jubliee line extension 1999:
1) Where did this new line run?
2) Were any new stations constructed solely to accommodate this new line, if so which stations?
3) Did new stations have a phased opening where public could use the link between two stations, or did the entire line open to the public in one go?
4) When was the bill presented to the gonverment for consultation and when was the bill passed by government (When public are made aware of such dates ie. newspapers at that time, house investors may start investing in housing seeking to ride the capital appreciation on a house).
We answered
TfL Ref 0542-21/22
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 10 June 2021 asking for information about the Jubilee Line Extension in 1999.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require.
We have also been in contact with our Corporate Archives department. My colleagues in our Corporate Archives team have provided the following information:
Unfortunately due to the pandemic, we do not have access to our physical collections and we can’t access original material to undertake research or check information against original sources. The search room is currently due to re-open in January 2022 when we will be able to welcome external researchers again. We have carried our searches of our catalogue to identify original archival material that would help answer this enquirer but at the moment identifying it for future consultation is all we can do.
General resources relating to the Jubilee Line extension 1999 that may be of interest to your enquirer:
Research guide created by one of our volunteers which is attached. The guide is not comprehensive it is intended to introduce the subject and act as a guide to resources for further study.
I have also attached an article from 1993 which outlines initial planning issues and the proposed timeline for the project completion.
One of the best records I would recommend that outlines the planning of the extension including route decisions is a short book written by Jon Willis who lead planning and development work. It includes proposed and final route plans. Unfortunately our copy is only available to view in person in our search room which will not re-open to the public until at least January 2022 due to Covid 19 working restrictions coinciding with our proposed move. The book is published and available from online book retailers is the researcher would like to purchase it rather than wait to access our copy.
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Extending the Jubilee Line - The Planning Story by Jon Willis
1997
We do have an oral history conducted in 2019 with Jon Willis but we have yet to create a transcript from it to share with researchers. We could create an automated transcript and look for relevant sections where he talks about the planning and opening of the Jubilee line but this would take us quite a few hours to complete so the researcher would need to bear with us if this is something he would like access to.
Answers and resources to answer direct questions:
Where did this new line run?
(From Green Park) Westminster to Stratford
The best way to evidence this would be to look at a map of the extension. We have multiple examples in our collection but none of them are digitised so the researcher would need to wait until we re-open to access them. A good example would be:
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Jubilee Line Extension 1998
1998
Images of the route can be found online though we cannot guarantee the provenance of the images.
Were any new stations constructed solely to accommodate this new line, if so which stations?
Stations along the route were/are: Westminster, Waterloo, Southwark, London Bridge, Bermondsey, Canada Water, North Greenwich, Canning Town, West Ham and Stratford.
To give a simple answer Southwark and Bermondsey but it depends exactly what you mean by new station as most of the stations were new (Waterloo, Westminster and London Bridge being the only exceptions where work was additional and limited to new platforms and new ticket halls) but some stood alone and other had interchange with other modes)
North Greenwich is only on the Jubilee line so you could argue to include this but the bus station was built at the same time as it was recognised that interchange links to other services and the centre of Greenwich would play a key role in the stations’ use and success.
Similarly the development of Canada Water included access to the Jubilee Line and East London Line and the relocation of the bus station.
Canary Wharf only serves the Jubilee line but interchanges with the DLR, as does Canning Town etc.
I have included a small selection of files in the attached export from our catalogue of particular files that could help expand this research. Again access it to the original and will only be possible on re-opening.
Did new stations have a phased opening where public could use the link between two stations, or did the entire line open to the public in one go?
The first part of the line to open was North Greenwich to Stratford on 15 May 1999:
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Jubilee Line Extension Project: First Stage Opening - Denis Tunnicliffe on the First Train between Stratford and North Greenwich
15-May-99
Photograph showing Denis Tunnicliffe (Chief Executive London Transport) on the first train to run between Stratford and North Greenwich at the first stage opening
We have a list of new station opening dates compiled by one of our volunteers:
234
Southwark
20 Nov 1999
235
Bermondsey
17 Sep 1999
236
Canada Water
17 Sep 1999
237
Canary Wharf
17 Sep 1999
238
North Greenwich
14 May 1999
239
Canning Town
14 May 1999
Westminster: 22 December 1999 Waterloo: 24 September 1999 London Bridge: 7 October 1999
4) When was the bill presented to the government for consultation and when was the bill passed by government (When public are made aware of such dates ie. newspapers at that time, house investors may start investing in housing seeking to ride the capital appreciation on a house).
We have a huge amount of original material relating to the passage of the London Underground (Jubilee) Bill though the houses of parliament mostly during the 1989/1990/1991 parliamentary sessions. Files include correspondence, petitions in favour and against, exhibits etc. (There are 359 filed in total that return for a search of “Jubilee” with results narrowed to include reference to “Parliament.”) The researcher can perform the same search I have by accessing our online catalogue for an overview of files:
I’m afraid I don’t have a simple timeline I can provide or compile which outlines the key dates in the passage of the act including when notices were published, when the deposited plan was first published together with a schedule of lands affected, however the following link may be of interest: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1993/9/enacted.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours sincerely
Sara Thomas FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
